5 Guard Dog Concepts in Helldivers 2 That Would Be the Best Companions on the Battlefield

Guard Dogs are one of the best support Stratagems in Helldivers 2, because of their versatility and efficiency, and who doesn’t want a companion that is an absolute unit of loyalty and excellent head-pats potential? So, we have decided to make a list of five guard dog concepts that need to be in Helldivers 2 right now. Let’s get started.

1 P/TX-45 Anesthesist

This will heal you and your teammates while damaging enemies. | Image Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios

At number one, we have the P/TX-45 Anesthesist Stratagem concept that was made by u/B1TBR0. This Guard Dog’s primary function would be to shoot you with medium armor-penetrating syringe slugs with a slug shotgun. These syringe slugs would contain two distinct chemicals: the Triage Payload and the Caustic Payload.

The Triage Payload will heal allies, and there are no conclusive studies for its effect on enemies. On the other hand, the Caustic Payload will cause disorientation and minor damage to allies, but will release a gas on impact with the enemies, which will damage them slowly, similar to “Guard Dog” Dog Breath.

2 AX/P-289 Guard Dog Angel

This Guard Dog will only heal you in Helldivers 2 | Image Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios

At number two, we have the AX/P-289 Guard Dog Angel Stratagem concept made by u/Hybrid_Cinema. Unlike the Anesthesist, this Guard Dog’s only function would be to orbit around you and fire a healing beam at you whenever you are injured.

The drone works with your teammates as well. When your teammate is injured and is within a 10m radius of you, they will get healed. The healing effect is the same as the Stim Pistol, which gradually restores roughly 33-40% of your HP.

3 AX/FLAM-40 Hell Hound

Guard dog but with a flamethrower | Image Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios

At number three, we have the AX/FLAM-40 Guard Dog Hell Hound Stratagem concept made by u/agentgamer25. This Guard Dog is basically like the AX/TX-13 “Guard Dog” Dog Breath, where instead of releasing just a harmful gas at your enemies, it literally just burns your enemies with a flamethrower.

While this is a very controversial Stratagem, considering friendly fire is a very real issue in Helldivers 2, but that does not mean something like this should not exist. It can have the same mechanics as the Dog Breath except for the Flamethrowing part.

4 AX/AV-360 Watch Dog

At number four, we have the AX/AV-360 Watch Dog Stratagem concept, which is made by u/trifecta000. This new Stratagem concept is basically an autonomous drone that is designed for recon, and it will give you detailed info about the battlefield.

This Guard Dog is virtually silent and will provide a birds-eye view of the battlefield, where you will be able to determine how to traverse difficult terrain, and it also pings nearby enemies for allied forces to stay aware of.

5 “Shepard” Guard Dog

This will help you to distract enemies | Image Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios

Lastly, we have the Shepard Guard Dog Stratagem Concept, which is made by u/The_Hard_Choice. According to the redditor, this Guard Dog should herd enemies together and lead a massive chunk of them away from allies or you, to later detonate itself, destroying any enemies in its vicinity. Once the Guard Dog detonates, you have to call in a new one.

This concept is pretty good because it will distract the enemies from you when you call in another Stratagem for support, and it will also eliminate enemies as it blows up. While this is super overpowered right now, this can be a real Guard Dog if the developers just take out the blowing up aspect of it.

So, which of these Guard Dogs do you like the most? Let us know down in the comments section.